Vincent Massey

Charles Vincent Massey (20 February 1887-30 December 1967) was Governor General of Canada from 28 February 1952 to 15 September 1959, succeeding Harold Alexander and preceding Georges Vanier.

Biography
Charles Vincent Massey was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1887, and he was educated at Oxford before returning to his native Toronto to teach at the university. After serving in World War I, he became president of the family firm of Massey-Harris. In 1926, he was appointed first Canadian minister to the United States, and was Canadian high commissioner in London from 1935 to 1946, where he served with distinction. After World War II he was chairman of an influential Royal Commission on the Arts and Sciences in Canada, whose recommendations resulted in the creation of the Canada Council to promote the arts. His close links with the UK eased the transition to appointing governor-generals who were Canadian-rather than British-born; Massey was the first Canadian-born governor-general. He retired in 1959, and he died in 1967.